Joanne Brine > JMW Solicitors LLP > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile

JMW Solicitors LLP
1 BYROM PLACE
SPINNINGFIELDS
MANCHESTER
M3 3HG
England
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Work Department

Personal Injury

Position

Partner and head of the Travel Litigation Team

Career

Joanne is a Partner in the Travel Litigation team specialising in helping clients who have sustained injuries following an accident abroad. Her expertise lies in dealing with complex and catastrophic injury claims, and she has achieved numerous multi-million pound settlements which have provided for her clients rehabilitation and future needs. Recent settlements since joining JMW include a £1m for a client who had a significant lower limb orthopaedic injury with a future risk of amputation and E1.22m for a Claimant in a case in which the applicable law was that of Greece.  She regularly deals with fatal accidents, road traffic accidents abroad, clients who were working abroad, accidents on airplanes, and accidents on cruise ships.  She is a member of the American Association of Justice, where she has presented at the annual conference for the International Practice Section, the Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury lawyers, and she is the Co-Ordinator of the APIL North West Group.

Joanne trained and qualified at Pannone LLP in Manchester specialising in catastrophic injury claims, moving to Slater and Gordon UK LLP upon their acquisition of Pannone and sub specialising in serious injury litigation with a cross border element.  Joanne joined JMW to head up their Travel Litigation team in April 2018. 

Joanne is noted as a Recognised Practitioner in Chambers and Partners

 

Memberships

Joanne is a member of the American Association of Justice, and has been invited to speak at their annual convention in summer 2019.  She is also an active member of the Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers as well as APIL and is a senior liigatior and Brain Injury accredited. Joanne has also written for legal journals and presented at conferences and training seminars.

Education

Joanne graduated from Liverpool University in 1999 and completed the Legal Practice Course in 2000 in Manchester.

Leisure

Joanne enjoys outdoor activities including running and swimming, along with yoga in her spare time.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Transport > Travel

(Leading partners)

Joanne BrineJMW Solicitors LLP

The PI group at JMW Solicitors LLP is based in Manchester and well-placed to act for its clients both domestically and in cross-border contexts in a range of claims, from those resulting in catastrophic brain and spinal injuries through to minor injuries. Package travel, workplace accidents, and RTA matters all feature in the team’s workload. Joanne Brine is at the team’s helm, a key member of which is the ‘extremely helpful and efficient’ Natasha Ross, who also specialises in holiday accident claims.

North West > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant

(Leading partners)

Joanne BrineJMW Solicitors LLP

Gordon Cartwright and Andrew Lilley jointly co-head the ‘exceptional‘ practice at JMW Solicitors LLP, which handles a vast array of cases concerning catastrophic injuries sustained as a result of road traffic accidents. Cartwright is an ‘extremely capable, conscientious and diligent‘ litigator, known for his vast knowledge of pediatric brain and spinal injury claims, and Lilley handles a varied case load of brachial plexus injury, amputation, and cauda equina matters. Catherine Leech is a spinal cord injury specialist, while Joanne Brine  stands out due to her focus on cross-border personal injury cases concerning traumatic amputations and incomplete paraplegia. Noted for his specialist knowledge of motorcycle accidents, Paul Breen handles a range of polytrauma injury cases caused by road traffic and work related accidents. Clare Stevens leads the firm’s military group, handling noise-induced hearing loss and fatal military accident cases, and claims under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.